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The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's
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The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's
Hmm
I figured maybe politics for this one?
Anyhow

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17894176

Quote: File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.

I have googled it and it is indeed blocked - You just get:
Quote: Sorry, the web page you have requested is not available through Virgin Media.

Virgin Media has received an order from the Courts requiring us to prevent access to this site in order to help protect against copyright infringement.

If you are a Virgin Media home broadband customer, for more information on why certain web pages are blocked, please click here.



I think this is a ridiculously heavy handed attempt to curtail copywrite theft, and is doomed to complete failure. There are hundreds of other torrent sites available at the click of a mouse. Not to mention the ease of circumventing this block and going to TPB anyway.

One of my main concerns here is censorship of the internet. We don't fucking live in China, the idea of the government blocking websites goes against the whole ethos of the internet and I find it absolutely offensive - What will they block next?

Will this affect me at all? Not a chance, I will still download the new game of thrones episode when I get home, and then I will buy the DVD box set when it's released as I did the first series
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The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Chuff - May 2, 2012 at 1:55 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Tiberius - May 2, 2012 at 2:07 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Jaysyn - May 2, 2012 at 3:46 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Minimalist - May 3, 2012 at 12:28 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Tiberius - May 3, 2012 at 7:22 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Tiberius - May 2, 2012 at 3:52 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Tiberius - May 2, 2012 at 4:14 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Tempus - May 2, 2012 at 4:05 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Jaysyn - May 2, 2012 at 4:10 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by padraic - May 2, 2012 at 7:32 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Tiberius - May 3, 2012 at 7:57 am
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Darth - May 3, 2012 at 7:02 am
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Tiberius - May 3, 2012 at 8:36 am
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Chuff - May 3, 2012 at 9:14 am
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Reforged - May 3, 2012 at 9:37 am
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Chuff - May 3, 2012 at 10:32 am
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Reforged - May 4, 2012 at 2:39 am
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Gambit - May 3, 2012 at 11:03 am
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Tiberius - May 3, 2012 at 12:07 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Gambit - May 3, 2012 at 12:09 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Tiberius - May 3, 2012 at 12:09 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Gambit - May 3, 2012 at 12:10 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by frankiej - May 3, 2012 at 12:11 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Jackalope - May 3, 2012 at 12:39 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by padraic - May 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm
RE: The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by Aegrus - May 4, 2012 at 5:54 pm
The Pirate Bay blocked by UK ISP's - by fuckass365 - May 4, 2012 at 6:04 pm

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